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Saints in Sodom: How Are God’s People to Live in an America that is Increasingly Accepting of Homosexuality?

February 18, 2014

by Dwight McKissic

“My truth is that I am a gay American,” are the words that Gov. Jim McGreevey spoke as he was resigning from the governorship of New Jersey on August 13, 2004 because circumstances forced him to disclose the fact that he was a homosexual.

“I am an openly, proud gay man,” are the words of Mr. Michael Sam, who was an excellent football player at the University of Missouri this past season and is expected by some to go as high as the 3rd round in the upcoming NFL Draft.

Between the years of Gov. McGreevey’s resignation, and Mr. Sam’s pre-NFL Draft aspirations and “I am…gay” announcement, America has witnessed a major public policy and attitudinal shift in support of homosexuality.

Fifty years ago, James Brown released a song that became a great source of inspiration, pride, and self-esteem for Black Americans—“Say it Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud.” I remember it so well. All the kids in my neighborhood sang it with great joy. It became a rallying cry. Bursting out of obscurity into the National Spotlight recently hails Michael Sam saying it loud, “I am gay and I’m proud.”

Will Michael Sam become the face of the “gay rights” movement that takes us down the road to Sodom and Gomorrah at a record setting pace? Mr. Sam has received words of affirmation from President and Mrs. Obama, Roger Goodell, the NFL Commissioner, and a host of others, simply for announcing to the world that he prefers to engage in sexual activity with another male, rather than a female.

The world that I was born into in 1956 did not officially and affirmatively recognize a “gay” person as a sociological category that merited celebration, congratulations, affirmation, special rights in addition to civil rights, minority status, entitlements, or any of the like. Heretofore, identity and recognition as a human being, American citizen, male or female, a member of a people group, religious affiliation, or your Daddy’s name, was sufficient. Within the past decade, the U.S. military, pulpits, POTUS, SCOTUS, Halls of Congress, popular votes in certain states, the public school systems, and the NFL, have all upheld policies and affirmed same-sex relationships and homosexuality. We are all having to accept the fact that in the New America, there is a new demographic called “Gay American,” that are recognized as a legitimate, official, respected people group by all major American Institutions—including many church leaders and some (mainly liberal) denominations. The social acceptance of homosexuality has occurred in America primarily within the past ten years—from the fall of Gov. McGreevey to the rise of Mr. Michael Sam.

For all practical purposes, the decisions by the above named entities to affirm same-sex relationships and homosexuality have created a third category of human being, commonly known as a “gay American.” It is common for job applications to have an entry blank labeled “Sex: Male____ Female ____.” We now need to add a third option under this entry blank: “Gay ____.” American Society has radically and irreversibly changed as it relates to public policy approval, and public acceptance of homosexuality.

However, there is one major personality and three-dimensional system of government that has not yet signed off on the sociological people group in America—“Gay Americans.” The one major personality who has not signed off on, or endorsed Michael Sam’s admitted sexual proclivities, is the One who created him—God Almighty. The three-dimensional form of government that has not approved of same-sex relationships and homosexuality is The Trinitarian Enterprise. Until God Almighty and The Trinitarian Enterprise change their position on this issue, there is a remnant of us who refuse to change also.

We are commanded to “earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints.” God said that His Word is forever settled in Heaven. Therefore, His Word on this subject is not going to change, neither will Kingdom-citizens.

So, how do Kingdom citizens relate to gay and a new gay-friendly America? What are saints to do now that we recognize that we live in Sodom? I’ll tell you what we must do. We must love the homosexual unconditionally, while we preach and practice grace, love, and truth uncompromisingly.

I. First, we must acknowledge that at least three Scriptures indicate, or suggest that homosexual relationships would be widely accepted and approved of before Christ returns. Jesus Himself said:

“26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.28 Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29 but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.” (Luke 17:26-30)

Jesus makes it clear here that sordid, sinful, sexual behaviors, similar to the type of sexual behaviors that were occurring during the day of Lot in Sodom would also be occurring when He is revealed (Luke 17:30). Incidentally, “sodomy” is a legal term that is commonly used today in courts of law, as a reference to anal sex. For those who argue that Jesus never addressed homosexuality; that is simply untrue. He used the same words that prosecutors, Judges, and lawyers use today to label homosexual activity, “Sodom” (Luke 17:29).

John the Apostle was given a telescopic view of end time events. God removed the panorama that separates the known from the unknown and showed John a spiritual battle taking place just before the seventh trumpet sound saying, “The Kingdoms of this world have become the Kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” (Revelation 11:15). Just prior to the seventh angel, blowing the seventh trumpet, the sixth angel, blows the sixth trumpet, and among the many things John envisioned before the sounding of the seventh and final trumpet, signifying the end of the world as we know it today: John saw two witnesses dead bodies “lying in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt” (Revelation 11:8). The spiritual condition of our great cities of the world when the Lord return can spiritually be labeled as “Sodom” (Revelation 11:8). Today we call “Sodom,” “same-sex marriage” and homosexuality.

John and Paul indicate that the spirit of the Anti-Christ would be unleashed upon the world in the last days (I John 2:18; I Timothy 4:1). Daniel 11:37 tells two interesting, and relevant to this subject matter, characteristics regarding the Anti-Christ:

1. “He shall regard neither the God of his fathers.” In order to embrace same-sex relationships and homosexuality, one has to disregard the God of our fathers. Know that anybody who preaches that homosexuality is acceptable to God is not preaching the God of the Bible. They are disrespecting the God of the Bible and representing the anti-Christ. The notion that gay rights and civil rights are compatible is from the pit of hell. Rev. Bernice King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said, deep down in her sanctified soul, she knows that her dad did not die for same-sex marriage rights. Martin Luther King did not sacrifice his life for two football players to get married. The thought of such is a desecration to his legacy.

2. Daniel also reveals that the Anti-Christ would not desire women. A male who does not desire a woman is considered suspect where I came from. I believe that Daniel was telling us that the Anti-Christ would have no desire for women, which may be a subtle way of suggesting that the Anti-Christ would be a homosexual, or certainly unmarried.

According to DL Foster, “The Daniel reference to the sexual nature of the anti-Christ as envisioned by Daniel is telling considering the world’s end time affirmation of homosexual perversion. The word ‘desire’ is drawn from the Hebrew chamad, which points to lust and desire associated with male/female sexuality. Thus, we can make a broad assumption that the anti-Christ will have no sexual desire for women.”

As the saints learn how to live in Sodom, we must take solace in the fact that the Bible accurately predicts that the spirit of Sodom would be prevalent and prominent in the end time. Jesus, John, Paul, and Daniel predicted what we are now seeing.

II. Not only are saints to accept the fact that living in Sodom is an inevitable biblical reality or prophesy coming true, we must also be like the two witnesses in Revelation and speak the truth in love to all who ask about our faith, or our belief in the Judeo-Christian concept of marriage between one man and one woman. I Peter 3:15 suggests that we must be gentle and respectful when giving answers about our faith to outsiders. We must be gracious, gentle, loving and respectful as we address these matters as a part of a now remnant faith community.

III. Finally, the best offense is a good defense. Seattle just proved that in the Super Bowl. Therefore, the remnant faith community needs to strengthen the bonds of our marriages. If people saw healthier and happier hetero-sexual marriages among the saints, it would reinforce the biblical concept of marriage as articulated by Jesus.

“ And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.” (Matthew 19:4-6)

Model a genuine marriage, so that people will reject a counterfeit. Live a morally clean life so that we won’t contribute to the spirit of Sodom that’s overtaking the land. These are a few important things to know and do as Kingdom-citizens learn to live in the new reality of an officially accepted sociological category or people—“gay Americans.”

William Dwight McKissic, Sr. is a prominent African-American Southern Baptist minister from Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He is the founder and current senior pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas. You can read his blog at http://dwightmckissic.wordpress.com/

Jesus, the great emancipator freed us from the law of sin and death. He freed us from ritual of the law, which is why he did not stone the woman caught in adultery; stoning was the ritual of the law. Jesus never freed us from the morality of the commandments which is why he tells us to repent. He fulfilled God’s moral commands.

We are no longer prohibited from eating certain meats for sanctification, since we are sanctified by Jesus’ blood sacrifice for our sins. Yet, we are still forbidden to eat things sacrificed to idols, as we are to fulfill God’s moral law to have “no other god”; but to love God.

http://At&T catheryn

Amen to that

http://At&T catheryn

never think God word change, His Holy Word is hang on the balance of time it self.

Lamont Cranston

It’s going to be a much better world once all the bigot goons like McKissic are in “heaven.” What a much safer, freer and cleaner world it will be!

http://At&T catheryn

I agree with McKissic 100% so please add me to that list.

hdtex

Oh Dwight, there is as much a chance of Sam being the antichrist as there is of you making an intelligent or worthwhile observation. Sounds like someone is “projecting” due to him being on the DL.

Sam_Handwich

” A male who does not desire a woman is considered suspect where I came from.”

The maybe you need to find a new lord and savior.

Sebastian

Its very strange how often Mr. McKissic talks about homosexuality, considering how little it is talked about in the Bible. I guess all the needs of the poor, sick and disenfranchised have been taken care of? Or is it, like every study has show, Mr. McKissic is trying to suppress urges he is uncomfortable with? If not, I just cant understand his constant attention to what two men do in bed together… its very strange he thinks about it so much.
I personally spend my free time volunteering at a hospital, coaching special Olympics, doing pro bono family law work for low income parents and youth and trying to be an example in my community. But hey, we all have to answer for our deeds, Mr. McKissic, good luck when your time comes! Youll need it!

L. Davis

Volunteering is always needed, and I wish that many more would do the same in order to ease the burdens of others. However, we are saved by grace and not by works that any man should boast; that is scripture. Some came to Jesus asking what they must do to perform the works of God, and he answered: “The work of God is to BELIEVE on him whom he hath sent”.

As far as “suppressing urges”, is one suppressing the urge to murder if one tells a murderer that. God does not approve of murder? That line of thinking is outrageous. Jesus told the Samaritan woman she was a seven time adulterer; was he suppressing his desire to commit adultery? No; he was loving her in telling her the truth, and she went and told everyone that he was certainly the Messiah. Love does not cover up sin, because the wages thereof will bring death to the sinner and not the freedom and life that the sinner supposes. I Corinthians 13: “Love vaunts not itself against the truth”. Love embraces and emulates truth. Jesus said he is the truth, so we must embrace and emulate him, thus reflect the light of truth in our world.

May you come to understand and embrace the Truth, in Jesus’ name

Philip

Do you support polyamaory – several people being able to not only cohabit but marry as a group, Sebastian? How about twin brothers who want to marry each other? These are not some extreme scenarios. There is growing boldness in promoting such views, er rights. The same arguments you would give in support of gay marriage or “what two men do in bed together” are what these advocates and other emerging “orientations” offer.

Are you bold/tolerant/progressive/enlightened enough to say that marriage should be between whoever and however many people? This is one of the many reasons why Christians firmly oppose gay marriage.

Many people, from the best to the worst, engage in noble community efforts. What has that to do with focusing on a particular issue? Please let us not attack the person – it suggests a weakness. Address the issue.

http://At&T catheryn

No he will not need luck because he has Jesus The Christ.

HomerTh

Did you write this from your fancy mansion, paid for by the contributions of your flock?

TrollopeReader

Look at all the love for the “pastor”. Wonder what box-top coupon university this dude got his “degree” from. What a joke.

Sam_Handwich

It’s not black gay guys knocking up all your women and taking off, leaving them to raise kids alone in housing projects, on welfare, thereby cultivating generations of citizens completely dependent on handouts.

Clean up your hideous mess in the black heterosexual community and then maybe we’ll listen….although i think you’ve already proven yourself completely off your rocker by barfing up this steaming mound of “prophetic” bile.

http://At&T catheryn

If you don’t change your mind set in hell you will lift up your eyes.

ErickMN

Garbage journalism.

JonnyEmm

Jesus did not desire women, neither does the pope or the priests of the Church. If the anti Christ is coming, shouldn’t you be jubilant that the end days are near? Why are you so fearful of the anti Christ – because It can only mean your rapture is at hand. Isn’t that what you crave? Or is it something else you crave? Not counting Mr Sam and Mr Obama, how many anti Christs have been proclaimed by you Christians in the past five years?

L. Davis

“Jesus did not desire women”. There is no scripture in the Bible that indicates Jesus did not desire women. We know he was holy, thus he did not desire men. He plainly told his disciples that God created male and female.

Priests in the Catholic Church certainly did and do desire women, but man has forbidden them by oath, which God does not command.

http://At&T catheryn

You are correct.

L. Davis

Mark 13:22
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

Many false Christs have risen as Jesus prophesied as well as the Apostles had stated. John’s epistle indicated that the spirit of antichrist was in operation even in their time. However, the man of sin, antichrist, is yet to take the world stage. He will be operating by the same spirit of lawlessness/sin and deception in the flesh.

L. Davis

Aren’t we true believers “jubilant”? Revelation 22:16-18
King James Version (KJV)
16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

Yes we are for us, but it means sudden destruction for the unbeliever when the Church is caught up away during the reign of the antichrist. It’s good new for us; bad news for you. Please repent.

Lamont Cranston

I will protect my family and myself from disgusting bigot trash by any means necessary.

http://At&T catheryn

Amen!

Guest

Nope..

usorthem3

Your religion, not everyone’s. Your God, not everyone’s. Your sin, not everyone’s. Thankfully the Founding Fathers knew better than to include religious dogma as law. Smart fellows. Besides, I thought Obama was supposed to be the anit-Christ according to Robert Jeffress and David Barton.

http://At&T catheryn

You are silly

Priscilla

I found this site as I was searching for a site where Christians and people of Faith could come together to have discussions about the satanic path that too many in the world are taking. In accordance with Acts 2:42, during these sodomic times, it’s most important for saints to commune w/ and support one another.
But lo and behold, what do I find? Homosexuals on this website promoting their agenda. Why is it so important that they shut Christians and true people of faith down? Why do they find it necessary to come to a Christian forum and attack Christians? Why can’t Christians and people of faith have the freedom to believe and live out their faith? Why do homosexuals want so badly for Christians to accept their sin? It really is amazingly bold and satanic…the hatred expressed if you do not jump on the bandwagon and condone their behavior as acceptable. But, these days are spoken of in the Bible.

It is obvious that satan is trying to use the sin of homosexuality as a means of turning God’s Creation upside down.

Christians – we must pray and pray fervently without ceasing.
Be blessed!

Gregory Peterson

Criticism of bigotry is all that it takes to shut Christians down? All the Christians I know support marriage equality and anti-discrimination laws.

Priscilla

Gregory, praise God of all Creation that I don’t know any “Christians” who are support marriage equality laws wrt homosexual marriage!

Gregory Peterson

One feels pity for you…

Robby

Hi Priscilla, nice to meet you. You can’t say this anymore.

Dylan Skriloff

I see exactly what the author of this article and Priscilla see — homosexuality is being used as a prop to mess with people’s minds and spirits. Amazing that people can go along to get along.

http://At&T catheryn

Correct 100% thank you

Deborah

Priscilla, nice post. Be Blessed!!

Gregory Peterson

Wasn’t Daniel a eunuch?

Philip

There is clear biblical condemnation of homosexuality just as there is of lying, pride, greed, hatred, drunkeness, fornication, adultery and other sins. But even from a health standpoint homosexuality is dangerous. Smoking which was once respectable and envied is now being targeted by governments because of the unsustainable burden it places on health care and its gauranteed death rate. Even France, one of the world’s smoking capitals, has adopted radical anti-smoking policies. So here is a non-religious, cold medical fact: unprotected anal sex is 18 times more risky than unprotected vaginal sex.

According to WebMD, “Anal intercourse is the riskiest form of sexual activity for several reasons… Studies have suggested that anal exposure to HIV poses 18 times more risk for the receptive partner than vaginal exposure. The anus is full of bacteria.”

The Lancet, the world’s leading general medical journal and specialty journals in Oncology, Neurology and Infectious Diseases said, ‘In all countries, the one group in which HIV is increasing, regardless of income is men who have sex with men’. According to the US Center for Disease Control (CDC), ‘In 2010 HIV among the homosexual community is out of control. From 2006 – 2008 among heterosexuals for every 100,000 people there were 8 new cases, whereas for gays it was 1006 new cases for every 100,000. In 2011 the CDC stated that, “The sexual health of gay and bisexuals in the US is not getting better despite considerable social, political and human rights advances. Instead of improving, HIV STD’s remain disproportionately high among men who have sex with men, and have been increasing for almost two decades. The disproportionate and worsening burden of HIV and other STD among MSM requires an urgent reassessment of what we have been doing as a nation to reduce these infections, how we have been doing it, and the scale of our efforts.”

The anus has one layer of cells compared to the many layers in the vagina. The vagina was made for sex, so it lubricates, whereas the anus does not lubricate because it was not made for sex (does anybody have a clue what it was made for?). It therefore tears easily, thereby drastically
increasing the risk of infection.

How can we be so indignant in supporting an activity that is so risky and dangerous that it requires condom use without exception and expensive medical treatment to keep the infected alive. How can we champion the rights of persons to marry and thereby legitimise behaviour that is 18 times more dangerous than unprotected vaginal sex?

http://At&T catheryn

Agreed.

tomcfuller

Excellent article, Pastor Dwight. Thank you for refusing to bow to the “progressive” thought police. Thank you for telling the truth out of season.

What? Better, really? Was that a serious comment?
Is there a competition going on?
Is it possible to have multiple good articles?

Is there a barrel somewhere missing one of it’s crabs?

How about just saying, “Good article man!”

http://At&T catheryn

Is this the way should react?

Robby

There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

To say that we must add Gay as a gender is simply asinine.

I am not gay, I am a church worship leader (an evil progressive one! you know the type that takes to heart the idea that we are all God’s children, born into a life of sin seeking salvation and a better understanding of our creator.)

God created all of the universe just so God could be concerned with how we use our genitals! That is what you take away from the bible? There is so much discussion of anal sex, etc. Would you be shocked to know that most of the happily and dutifully, monogamous, MARRIED! gay couples I know don’t have anal sex. There are also gay women, I know that sometimes it is easy to forget that women exist when they are not there simply to serve us (sarcasm font for those that need it…) yet I never hear conservative church leaders scrutinizing the way lesbian have intercourse. We don’t need to talk about any of it!

There is talk of sex in the bible because sex is intimate, God is intimate, God doesn’t want us to recklessly destroy ourselves with sex.

Why are we willing to update the Levitical laws about: kosher foods, trimming one’s beard, mistreating foreigners, going to church directly after having a child, etc. but we are still holding on to the laws against homosexuality? Please answer this question. Why is it okay to break some Levitcal laws and not others?

Is it because you like some of them? Is it because you see them as no big deal? Is it maybe, just maybe, that the bible is not a inerrant narrative of everything God has ever had to say?

Paul said it based to the Galatians…
There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Raine51

The Bible rests it’s case. People (you, being one of them) have accepted this evil to be good in these last days. Sad.

http://At&T catheryn

The Word of God is true whether you want to believe are not, it is what it is.

doc

I have a simple question…Why are we voting for them? If we change our vote Demoncrats couldn’t succeed..